Archive · 25 Jun 2025
Judge Rules on Anthropic's AI Training and Copyright
A judge decided Anthropic could use books to teach its AI, like a student.
This is 'fair use'.
But, keeping millions of pirated books was wrong.
The judge said it broke the law.
A trial in December will decide how much Anthropic must pay.
Judge ruled Anthropic's AI training with copyrighted books was fair use.
Anthropic's storage of pirated books violated copyright.
Authors sued Anthropic over the use of their books.
A December trial will determine damages for copyright infringement.
The ruling impacts how fair use applies to generative AI.
- Who
- U.S. District Judge William Alsup, Anthropic, and authors Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, and Kirk Wallace Johnson.
- What
- A judge ruled on Anthropic's use of copyrighted books for AI training.
- When
- The ruling was delivered.
- Where
- San Francisco.
- Why
- To determine if using copyrighted books to train AI constitutes fair use.
Authors' Perspective
Anthropic's Perspective
Copyright Infringement vs. Fair Use
Authors' Perspective
Anthropic infringed copyright by storing pirated books.
Anthropic's Perspective
Anthropic's AI training use was fair and transformative.
- Company involved
- Anthropic
- Judge
- William Alsup
- Legal basis
- Fair Use Doctrine
- Authors Involved
- Andrea Bartz, Charles Graeber, Kirk Wallace Johnson
- Plaintiffs
- Authors
- Defendant
- Anthropic
- Trial Date
- December
Sources
Anthropic wins key ruling on AI in authors copyright lawsuit
Anthropic wins key US ruling on AI training in authors’ copyright lawsuit
US Judge Says Anthropic’s AI Training with Books Qualifies as Fair Use